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USA #25?
September 6, 2010
In call and response, there's a relationship that we have with each other.
-Ella Jenkins, "The First Lady of Children's Folk Song"
-Ella Jenkins, "The First Lady of Children's Folk Song"
"Can't believe the USA was at the bottom."
Response: Actually, USA was near the top of the 100 countries ranked in the report.
"Why was Switzerland listed twice?"
Response: Our error — one of two errors we made: Sweden ranks 19; Poland (also left out) ranks 17, and the USA actually ranks 26.
"This list is based on one thing: nationalized health care."
Response: Health care was not a factor at all. Rankings are based on student test scores in long standing international assessments such as PISA — the Programme for International Student Assessment, a standardized assessment administered to 15-year-olds in schools around the world. Results are assessed for proficiency in reading, math, and science.
“Newsweek obviously doesn't consider special educational needs, nor social equality important variables. Many of the countries on this list don't educate children who have difficulty learning to read beyond the 5th grade.”
Response: Like all rankings and indices, what is included and excluded in the scoring is crucial and open to debate.
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Displaying 1 CommentCampus and Community Children\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Center
Fredonia, NY, United States
I find this interesting when test scores continue to be the ONLY way we assess education.
So very unfortunate. Why buy into this by reporting this way?
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